Transplant Attitudes (For my transplant-eligible patients, in general, I believe that…)

Strongly Agree/Agree

No Opinion

Strongly Disagree/
Disagree

Transplants could improve their health.

127 (97%)

4 (3%)

0

Transplants could improve their quality of life.

127 (97%)

4 (2%)

0

Transplant is a better medical option than dialysis.

114 (87%)

13 (10%)

4 (3%)

They should get on the deceased donor waiting list.

113 (86%)

17 (13%)

1 (1%)

They should look for a living donor.

102 (78%)

23 (17%)

6 (5%)

Living donation is a better medical option than deceased donation.

86 (66%)

38 (29%)

7 (5%)

They should not involve a living donor because it is too risky to a donor’s health.

9 (7%)

30 (23%)

92 (70%)

Transplant Knowledge

# Correct (%)

Patients over age 65 are not too old to be eligible for a transplant.

117 (89%) 

Rich patients are no more likely to get kidney from deceased donor list compared to poor patients.

92 (70%)

Living donors do not have to pay for testing and hospitalization related to kidney donation.

84 (64%)

The government pays for the cost of transplant medications for most recipients for 3 years.

73 (56%)

The chance that a kidney recipient or living donor would die while undergoing transplant surgery is less than 1%.

69 (53%)

Patients generally wait 3-5 years on the waiting list for a kidney from someone who has died.

62 (47%)

87% of all kidney transplants work for at least 1 year.

38 (29%)

A kidney transplant from a living donor is expected to last 15-20 years.

29 (22%)

Mean Total Correct

4.3 out of 8 (54%)